Insulated container liner and method of insulating a container

ABSTRACT

An insulated liner for a container and method of insulating a container are disclosed. The insulated liner may include a recyclable first panel, a recyclable second panel, at least one cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, and a recyclable insulating material provided within the at least one cavity. The insulated liner may be adapted to line and insulate the container to keep a temperature within the container within a range of temperatures. The method may include providing the container, the container including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, opening the container, and providing an insulated liner including a recyclable first panel, a recyclable second panel, at least one cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, and a recyclable insulating material provided within the at least one cavity.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 62/603,354, filed on May 18, 2017; U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 62/604,528, filed on Jul. 11, 2017; and U.S. Provisional ApplicationSer. No. 62/605,097, filed on Aug. 1, 2017; the disclosures of which areincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to containers. Moreparticularly, the present disclosure relates to a liner for containers.Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a recyclable insulatedliner for containers.

Background Information

Generally, temperature sensitive materials, such as foods,pharmaceuticals, organs, blood, biologic materials, chemicals, and thelike, are shipped in insulated shipping containers.

Some typical insulated shipping containers include molded, expandedpolystyrene coolers, as well as multi-part panel systems incorporatingtwo, four or even six panels of material constructed from rigidpre-fabricated panels of expanded polystyrene, semi-rigid panels ofcellulose, or similar mat fiber panels, encapsulated in a polyethylenefilm or the like. Other typical insulated shipping containers includeflexible insulated container liners made entirely of polyethylene andflexible foams and/or semi-rigid panels of cellulose, cotton, or similarmat fiber panels. Typical insulated shipping liners are approximatelyone fourth of an inch thick and have a density of approximately onepound per cubic foot.

One drawback associated with the above-mentioned typical insulatedcontainers incudes that they are not are not readily accepted in variousrecycling programs, including municipal recycling programs, because,among other reasons, the comingling of the materials of the typicalinsulated shipping containers is not readily recyclable (e.g. thecomingling of multiple categories of polyethylene or polyethylene andpaper combined). This leads to another drawback which includes that theinsulated shipping containers typically need to be retrieved at the endof the transit period instead of being recycled.

SUMMARY

A need continues to exist for insulated liners for containers. Theinsulated liner of the present disclosure addresses the shortcomings ofpreviously known insulated liners.

In one aspect, the present disclosure may provide an insulated liner fora container comprising a recyclable first panel, a recyclable secondpanel, at least one cavity defined by the first panel and the secondpanel and a recyclable insulating material provided within the at leastone cavity; wherein the insulated liner is adapted to line and insulatethe container to keep a temperature within the container within a rangeof temperatures. In one example, the range of temperatures may bebetween about approximately two degrees Celsius and eight degreesCelsius. The recyclable first panel and the recyclable second panel maybe made out of kraft paper. The insulating material may be made out ofcellulose.

The insulated liner may further include a coating layer provided on thefirst panel and the second panel. The coating layer may be adapted torepel moisture and allow a thermal bond between the first panel and thesecond panel. The coating layer may be made of at least one of apolypropylene polymer, a polyethylene polymer, and a biodegradablepolymer.

The insulated liner may further include an outer seam connecting, atleast in part, the first panel to the second panel, wherein the at leastone cavity is a first cavity, a second cavity defined by the first paneland the second panel, a third cavity defined by the first panel and thesecond panel, a first inner seam connecting, at least in part, the firstpanel to the second panel and positioned between the first cavity andthe second cavity, and a second inner seam connecting, at least in part,the first panel to the second panel and positioned between the secondcavity and the third cavity.

The insulated liner may further include an operating position, a firstlining portion bounding the first cavity, a second lining portionbounding the second cavity, and a third lining portion bounding thethird cavity. In one example, when the insulated liner is in theoperating position, the first lining portion may define a vertical firstwall, the second lining portion may define a horizontal second wall, andthe third lining portion may define a vertical third wall.

In one example, the first lining portion may include a first surface,the second lining portion may include a first surface, and the thirdlining portion may include a first surface. When the insulated liner isin the operating position, the first surface of the first lining portionmay be generally perpendicular to the first surface of the second liningportion, and the first surface of the first lining portion may face andmay be generally parallel to the first surface of the third liningportion.

The first lining portion may include a first side edge, the secondlining portion may include a first side edge, and the third liningportion may include a first side edge. When the insulated liner is inthe operating position, the first side edge of the first lining portionmay be at a first angle of approximately ninety degrees to the firstside edge of the second lining portion, and the first side edge of thethird lining portion may be at a second angle of approximately ninetydegrees to the first side edge of the second lining portion.

The insulated liner may further include a fourth cavity defined by thefirst panel and the second panel, a fifth cavity defined by the firstpanel and the second panel, a sixth cavity defined by the first paneland the second panel, a third inner seam connecting, at least in part,the first panel to the second panel and positioned between the fourthcavity and the fifth cavity, and a fourth inner seam connecting, atleast in part, the first panel to the second panel and positionedbetween the fifth cavity and the sixth cavity.

The insulated liner may further include a fourth lining portion boundingthe fourth cavity, a fifth lining portion bounding the fifth cavity, anda sixth lining portion bounding the sixth cavity. When the insulatedliner is in the operating position, the fourth lining portion may definea vertical fourth wall, the fifth lining portion may define a horizontalfifth wall, and the sixth lining portion may define a vertical sixthwall.

The fourth lining portion may include a first side edge, the fifthlining portion may include a first side edge, and the sixth liningportion may include a first side edge. When the insulated liner is inthe operating position, the first side edge of the fourth lining portionis at a third angle of approximately ninety degrees to the first sideedge of the fifth lining portion, and the first side edge of the sixthlining portion is at a fourth angle of approximately ninety degrees tothe first side edge of the fifth lining portion.

The fourth lining portion may include a first surface and a secondsurface, the fifth lining portion may include a first surface and asecond surface, and the sixth lining portion may include a first surfaceand a second surface. When the insulated liner is in the operatingposition, the second surface of the fourth lining portion may begenerally perpendicular to the second surface of the fifth liningportion, and the second surface of the fourth lining portion may faceand may be parallel to the second surface of the sixth lining portion.

In another aspect, the present disclosure may provide an insulatedshipping system comprising a recyclable container, a first recyclablemember formed from kraft paper filled with cellulose and arranged in aU-shaped configuration and inserted into the recyclable container andsupporting objects for shipment thereon, and a second recyclable memberformed from kraft paper filled with cellulose and arranged in aninverted U-shaped configuration and rotated ninety degrees about avertical axis relative to the first recyclable member such that thesecond recyclable member nestingly cooperates with the first recyclablemember when inserted into the recyclable container The first member andthe second member may insulate the object and all portions of theshipping system may be recycled.

In another aspect, the present disclosure may provide a method ofinsulating a container comprising providing the container, the containerincluding a top wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second endwall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall and opening the container.The method may further include providing an insulated liner including arecyclable first panel, a recyclable second panel, at least one cavitydefined by the first panel and the second panel, and a recyclableinsulating material provided within the at least one cavity. Theinsulated liner may be adapted to line and insulate the container tokeep a temperature within the container within a range of temperatures.

The method may further include providing a coating layer on the firstpanel and the second panel and thermally bonding the first panel to thesecond panel.

The method may further include that the at least one cavity is a firstcavity, and the insulated liner further includes an outer seamconnecting, at least in part, the first panel to the second panel, asecond cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, a thirdcavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, a first innerseam connecting, at least in part, the first panel to the second paneland positioned between the first cavity and the second cavity, a secondinner seam connecting, at least in part, the first panel to the secondpanel and positioned between the second cavity and the third cavity, afirst lining portion bounding the first cavity, a second lining portionbounding the second cavity, and a third lining portion bounding thethird cavity. The method may further include positioning the firstlining portion adjacent the first sidewall of the container, positioningthe second lining portion adjacent the bottom wall of the container, andpositioning the third lining portion adjacent the second sidewall of thecontainer to form a U-shape with the first lining portion, the secondlining portion, and the third lining portion.

The method may further include that the insulated liner further includesa fourth cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, a fifthcavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, a sixth cavitydefined by the first panel and the second panel, a third inner seamconnecting, at least in part, the first panel to the second panel andpositioned between the fourth cavity and the fifth cavity, a fourthinner seam connecting, at least in part, the first panel to the secondpanel and positioned between the fifth cavity and the sixth cavity, afourth lining portion bounding the fourth cavity, a fifth lining portionbounding the fifth cavity, and a sixth lining portion bounding the sixthcavity. The method may further include positioning an object on at leasta portion of the second lining portion, positioning the fourth liningportion adjacent the first end wall of the container, positioning thefifth lining portion vertically above the object, positioning the sixthlining portion adjacent the second end wall of the container to form aU-shape with the fourth lining portion, the fifth lining portion, andthe sixth lining portion and enclose the object, and closing thecontainer such that the top wall of the container is adjacent to thefifth lining portion.

The method may further include that the recyclable first panel and therecyclable second panel may be made out of kraft paper and that theinsulating material may be made out of cellulose.

In another aspect, the present disclosure may provide an insulated linerfor a container and method of insulating a container. The insulatedliner may include a recyclable first panel, a recyclable second panel,at least one cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel, anda recyclable insulating material provided within the at least onecavity. The insulated liner may be adapted to line and insulate thecontainer to keep a temperature within the container within a range oftemperatures. The method may include providing the container, thecontainer including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, asecond end wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, opening thecontainer, and providing an insulated liner including a recyclable firstpanel, a recyclable second panel, at least one cavity defined by thefirst panel and the second panel, and a recyclable insulating materialprovided within the at least one cavity.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

A sample embodiment of the disclosure is set forth in the followingdescription, is shown in the drawings and is particularly and distinctlypointed out and set forth in the appended claims. The accompanyingdrawings, which are fully incorporated herein and constitute a part ofthe specification, illustrate various examples, methods, and otherexample embodiments of various aspects of the disclosure. It will beappreciated that the illustrated element boundaries (e.g., boxes, groupsof boxes, or other shapes) in the figures represent one example of theboundaries. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that insome examples one element may be designed as multiple elements or thatmultiple elements may be designed as one element. In some examples, anelement shown as an internal component of another element may beimplemented as an external component and vice versa. Furthermore,elements may not be drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of a conventional corrugatedfiberboard container in an open configuration;

FIG. 2 is an isometric perspective view of one embodiment of a firstmember of an insulated container liner in accordance with one aspect ofthe present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an isometric perspective view of one embodiment of a secondmember of an insulated container liner in accordance with one aspect ofthe present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section view taken along line4-4 of FIG. 3 showing a coating layer;

FIG. 5 is an operational view of the first member being provided withinthe corrugated fiberboard container;

FIG. 6 is an isometric perspective view of the first member providedwithin the corrugated fiberboard container, objects being retainedwithin the corrugated fiberboard container, and the second member abovethe corrugated fiberboard container;

FIG. 7 is an operational view of the second member being provided withinthe corrugated fiberboard container;

FIG. 8 is an isometric perspective view of the corrugated fiberboardcontainer in a closed configuration;

FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic longitudinal cross-section taken along line 9-9of FIG. 8 with, among other things, a coating layer removed for clarity;

FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic transverse cross-section taken along line10-10 of FIG. 8 with, among other things, the coating layer removed forclarity, and with the exception that only one object is retained by theinsulated container liner within the corrugated fiberboard container;

FIG. 11 is an is an isometric perspective view of one embodiment of aninsulated container liner in accordance with one aspect of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 11A is an is an isometric perspective view of one embodiment of aninsulated container liner in accordance with one aspect of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic cross-section view of one embodiment of aninsulated container liner in accordance with one aspect of the presentdisclosure; and

FIG. 13 is a cross-section view of one embodiment of an insulatedcontainer liner in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart depicting an exemplary method of insulating acontainer.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The teachings of the present disclosure may be utilized with variouscontainers, such as a conventional corrugated fiberboard container,which is generally indicated at 100 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1, thecorrugated fiberboard container 100 may include a top wall 102 a, abottom wall 102 b, a first sidewall 102 c, a second sidewall 102 d, afirst end wall 102 e, and a second end wall 102 f. The top wall 102 a,bottom wall 102 b, first sidewall 102 c, second sidewall 102 d, firstend wall 102 e, and second end wall 102 f may define an interior cavity102 g adapted to retain various objects 104 (FIG. 6, FIG. 9, FIG. 10,FIG. 12 and FIG. 13) for transport, storage or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2-FIG. 7, there is shown one embodiment of aninsulated container liner in accordance with one aspect of the presentdisclosure, with the insulated container liner generally indicated at10. In one example, the insulated container liner 10 may be configuredto line the corrugated fiberboard container 100 (FIG. 1); however, theinsulated container liner 10 may be utilized with any suitablecontainer. More particularly, the insulated container liner 10 may beconfigured to line the various walls 102 a, 102 b, 102 c, 102 d, 102 e,and 102 f, as more fully described below.

With continued reference to FIG. 2-FIG. 7, the insulated container liner10 may include a first member 12A and a second member 12B.

The first member 12A may include a first panel 14, a second panel 16, atleast one cavity 18, which, in this embodiment is a first cavity havingthe same reference numeral 18, a second cavity 20, a third cavity 22, anouter seam 24, a first inner seam 26, a second inner seam 28, a coatinglayer 30, an insulating material 32, a first lining portion 34, a secondlining portion 36, and a third lining portion 38.

The first member 12A may further include a first end edge 12 a, a secondend edge 12 b, a first side edge 12 c, and a second side edge 12 d eachof which are formed by the outer seam 24 which connects, at least inpart, the first panel 14 to the second panel 16. The first end edge 12 aand the second end edge 12 b may define a longitudinal directiontherebetween and the first side edge 12 c and the second side edge 12 dmay define a transverse direction therebetween. When the first panel 14and the second panel 16 are connected to one another as more fullydescribed below, the first panel 14 and the second panel 16 may define avertical direction therebetween.

The first end edge 12 a and the second end edge 12 b may extend in thetransverse direction and the first side edge 12 c and the second sideedge 12 d may extend in the longitudinal direction. The first end edge12 a may be generally parallel with the second end edge 12 b. The firstend edge 12 a and the second end edge 12 b may be generallyperpendicular to the first side edge 12 c and the second side edge 12 d.The first side edge 12 c may be generally parallel to the second sideedge 12 d. The first side edge 12 c and the second side edge 12 d may begenerally perpendicular to the first end edge 12 a and the second endedge 12 b. The first end edge 12 a may be spaced a distance D1 away fromthe second end edge 12 b and the first side edge 12 c may be spaced adistance D2 away from the second side edge 12 d. In one example,distance D1 is greater than distance D2; however, distances D1 and D2may be any suitable distances.

The first member 12A may further include a first imaginary verticalplane P1 defined by the first end edge 12 a extending transverselythrough the first end edge 12 a, a second imaginary vertical plane P2defined by a transverse midline of the first inner seam 26 extendingtransversely through the midline of the first inner seam 26, a thirdimaginary vertical plane P3 defined by a transverse midline of thesecond inner seam 28 extending transversely through the midline of thesecond inner seam 28, and a fourth imaginary vertical plane P4 definedby the second end edge 12 b extending transversely through the secondend edge 12 b.

The first plane P1, the second plane P2, the third plane P3, and thefourth plane P4 may be generally parallel with one another. The firstplane P1 may be spaced a distance D3 away from the second plane P2, thesecond plane P2 may be spaced a distance D4 away from the third planeP3, and the third plane P3 may be spaced a distance D5 away from thefourth plane P4. In some embodiments, distance D3 is equal to distanceD4. In other embodiments, distance D4 is less than distance D3 anddistance D4 is less than distance D5. However, it is envisioned thatdistances D3, D4, and D5 may be any suitable distances.

With primary reference to FIG. 4, the first panel 14 may include anouter surface 14 a and an inner surface 14 b, and the second panel 16may include an outer surface 16 a and an inner surface 16 b. In oneexample, the inner surface 14 b of the first panel 14 may be connectedto the inner surface 16 b second panel 16 at the outer seam 24, thefirst inner seam 26, and the second inner seam 28, via a thermal bond;however, the first panel 14 may be connected to the second panel 16 inany suitable manner, including, but not limited to, being connected atdifferent locations and being connected via a chemical bond, such as anadhesive, or the like.

With continued reference to FIG. 4, when the first panel 14 and thesecond panel 16 are connected to one another, the first panel 14 and thesecond panel 16 may include a maximum thickness T1. In one example, thethickness T1 may be between a range of approximately one inch to twoinches in length. In another example, the thickness T1 may beapproximately one inch in length. In another example, the thickness T1may be approximately one and one half inch in length. In anotherexample, the thickness T1 may be approximately two inches in length.Although particular thicknesses of T1 have been described, thickness T1may be any suitable thickness.

In one example, the first panel 14 and the second panel 16 may be madeout of a recyclable material, such as kraft paper, which may be definedas paper or paperboard (i.e. cardboard) produced from chemical pulp.More particularly, kraft paper may be made by converting wood into woodpulp, which includes cellulose fibers. Although the first panel 14 andthe second panel 16 have been described as being made out of kraftpaper, the first panel 14 and the second panel 16 may be made out of anysuitable materials.

The coating layer 30 may be provided on the first panel 14 and thesecond panel 16 via extrusion coating, lamination, or any other suitablemethod of providing a coating (FIG. 4). In one example, the coatinglayer 30 may be provided on the outer surface 14 a of the first panel14. In another example, the coating layer 30 may be provided on theouter surface 16 a of the second panel 16. In another example, thecoating layer 30 may be provided on the outer surface 14 a of the firstpanel 14 and the outer surface 16 a of the second panel 16. Although thecoating layer 30 has been described as being provided on particularportions of the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, the coatinglayer 30 may be provided on the first panel 14 and the second panel 16at any location in any suitable manner.

In one example, the coating layer 30 may be made out of a recyclablematerial, such as a polyethylene polymer extrusion, a polypropylenepolymer extrusion, or a bio-based and biodegradable polymer extrusion.Although the coating layer 30 has been described as being made out ofparticular materials, the coating layer 30 may be made out of anysuitable materials.

With continued reference to FIG. 2-FIG. 7, the first cavity 18 may bebounded by the first panel 14, the second panel 16, the outer seam 24,and the first inner seam 26. The second cavity 20 may be bounded by thefirst panel 14, the second panel 16, the first inner seam 26, and thesecond inner seam 28. The third cavity 22 may be bounded by the firstpanel 14, the second panel 16, the outer seam 24, and the second innerseam 28. More specifically, the first cavity 18 may be bounded by theinner surface 14 b of the first panel 14, the inner surface 16 b of thesecond panel 16, the outer seam 24, and the first inner seam 26, thesecond cavity 20 may be bounded by the inner surface 14 b of the firstpanel 14, the inner surface 16 b of the second panel 16, the first innerseam 26, and the second inner seam 28, and the third cavity 22 may bebounded by the inner surface 14 b of the first panel 14, the innersurface 16 b of the second panel 16, the outer seam 24, and the secondinner seam 28. In one embodiment, each cavity 18, 20, and 22 is distinctand separate such that no portion of one cavity 18, 20 and 22 is in opencommunication with an adjacent cavity 18, 20, and 22. Thus, the secondcavity 20 is positioned longitudinally between the first cavity 18 andthe third cavity 22.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, the firstcavity 18, the second cavity 20, and the third cavity 22 may beconfigured to hold a volume of the insulating material 32. In oneexample, the first cavity 18, the second cavity 20, and the third cavity22 may be filled with insulating material 32 such that once theinsulating material 32 is inserted within the cavities 18, 20, and 22,the insulating material 32 does not move within the cavities 18, 20, and22. In one example, this may be accomplished, at least in part, bycompletely filling each cavity 18, 20, and 22 with the insulatingmaterial 32. Typically, the same mass of insulating material 32 isdeposited into each cavity 18, 20, and 22. In one example, the densityof the filled cavities 28, 20, and 22 is approximately two to threepounds per cubic foot; however, the density may be any suitable density.The first cavity 18, the second cavity 20, and the third cavity 22 maybe configured to hold any suitable volume of the insulating material 32.The insulating material 32 may be configured to maintain certaintemperatures within the container 100. In one example, the temperaturemay be maintained between about approximately two degrees Celsius andeight degrees Celsius; however, the temperature may be maintained in anybetween any suitable temperature range.

In one example, the insulating material 32 may be made out of arecyclable material, such as loose fill cellulose. In another example,the insulating material 32 may be made out of loose fill plant-basedfibers and blends, such as cotton fiber, jute fiber or other similarloose fill plant based fibers. Although the insulating material 32 hasbeen described as being made out of particular materials, the insulatingmaterial 32 may be made out any suitable recyclable insulatingmaterials.

As shown in FIG. 2-FIG. 4, the first lining portion 34 may include afirst surface 34 a, a second surface 34 b, a first end edge 34 c, asecond end edge 34 d, a first side edge 34 e, and a second side edge 34f. In one example, the first end edge 34 c may be formed by the outerseam 24, the second end edge 34 d may be formed by the first inner seam26, the first side edge 34 e may be formed by the outer seam 24, and thesecond side edge 34 f may be formed by the outer seam 24.

The second lining portion 36 may include a first surface 36 a, a secondsurface 36 b, a first end edge 36 c, a second end edge 36 d, a firstside edge 36 e, and a second side edge 36 f. In one example, the firstend edge 36 c may be formed by the first inner seam 26, the second endedge 36 d may be formed by the second inner seam 28, the first side edge36 e may be formed by the outer seam 24, and the second side edge 36 fmay be formed by the outer seam 24.

The third lining portion 38 may include a first surface 38 a, a secondsurface 38 b, a first end edge 38 c, a second end edge 38 d, a firstside edge 38 e, and a second side edge 38 f. In one example, the firstend edge 38 c may be formed by the second inner seam 28, the second endedge 38 d may be formed by the outer seam 24, the first side edge 38 emay be formed by the outer seam 24, and the second side edge 38 f may beformed by the outer seam 24.

In one example, the first member 12A may be configurable between a firstposition 40 (FIG. 2) and a second position 42 (FIG. 5). When the firstmember 12A is in the first position 40, angles α1 between the first sideedge 34 e of the first lining portion 34, the first side edge 36 e ofthe second lining portion 36, and the first side edge 38 e of the thirdlining portion 38 may be approximately zero degrees (FIG. 2).

When configuring the first member 12A from the first position 40 to thesecond position 42, the first lining portion 34 may be folded in avertically upward direction along a first transverse axis X1 defined bythe first inner seam 26 such that an angle α2 between the first sideedge 34 e of the first lining portion 34 and the first side edge 36 e ofthe second lining portion 36 may be approximately ninety degrees (FIG.5). When configuring the first member 12A from the first position 40 tothe second position 42, the third lining portion 38 may be folded in avertically upward direction along a second transverse axis X2 defined bythe second inner seam 28 such that an angle α3 between the first sideedge 38 e of the third lining portion 38 and the first side edge 36 e ofthe second lining portion 36 may be approximately ninety degrees (FIG.5).

In one example, when the first member 12A is in the second position 42,the first surface 34 a of the first lining portion 34 may be generallyperpendicular to the first surface 36 a of the second lining portion 36and generally parallel to the first surface 38 a of the third liningportion 38. In one example, when the first member 12A is in the secondposition 42, the first surface 38 a of the third lining portion 38 maybe generally perpendicular to the first surface 36 a of the secondlining portion 36 and generally parallel to the first surface 34 a ofthe first lining portion 34. Further, when the first member 12A is inthe second position 42, the first lining portion 34 may define avertical first wall by the first surface 34 a and the second surface 34b, the second lining portion 36 may define a horizontal second wall bythe first surface 36 a and the second surface 36 b, and the third liningportion 38 may define a vertical third wall defined by the first surface38 a and the second surface 38 b.

In one example, when the first member 12A is in the second position 42,the first surface 34 a of the first lining portion 34 may be generallyfacing the first surface 38 a of the third lining portion 38.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second member 12B is substantially identical tothe first member 12A of FIG. 2 in structure and function with a fewexceptions/additions that will be discussed hereafter in greater detail.As such, the reference numbers used to describe the first member 12A arethe same reference numbers used to describe the second member 12B exceptas otherwise described herein. Further, certain terms may be referred todifferently in the appended claims. For example, in the appended claims,the first cavity 18 may be referred to as the fourth cavity 18, thesecond cavity 20 may be referred to as the fifth cavity 20, the thirdcavity 22 may be referred to as the sixth cavity 22, the first liningportion 34 may be referred to as the fourth lining portion 34, thesecond lining portion 36 may be referred to as the fifth lining portion36, and the third lining portion 38 may be referred to as the sixthlining portion 38. Any other usage of certain terms may be determinedfrom the context of the usage in accordance with the specificationherein.

The second member 12B may include a first imaginary vertical plane P1′defined by the first end edge 12 a extending transversely through thefirst end edge 12 a, a second imaginary vertical plane P2′ defined by atransverse midline of the first inner seam 26 extending transverselythrough the midline of the first inner seam 26, a third imaginaryvertical plane P3′ defined by a transverse midline of the second innerseam 28 extending transversely through the midline of the second innerseam 28, and a fourth imaginary vertical plane P4′ defined by the secondend edge 12 b extending transversely through the second end edge 12 b.

The first plane P1′, the second plane P2′, the third plane P3′, and thefourth plane P4′ may be generally parallel with one another. The firstplane P1′ may be spaced a distance D6 away from the second plane P2′,the second plane P2′ may be spaced a distance D7 away from the thirdplane P3′, and the third plane P3′ may be spaced a distance D8 away fromthe fourth plane P4′. With reference to second member 12B, and in someembodiments, distance D7 may be greater than distance D6 and distanceD8. However, it is envisioned that distances D6, D7, and D8 may be anysuitable distances.

In one example, the second member 12B may be configurable between thefirst position 40 (FIG. 2) and the second position 42 (FIG. 6). When thesecond member 12B is in the first position 40, angles α1 between thefirst side edge 34 e of the first lining portion 34, the first side edge36 e of the second lining portion 36, and the first side edge 38 e ofthe third lining portion 38 may be approximately zero degrees (FIG. 3).

When configuring the second member 12B from the first position 40 to thesecond position 42, the first lining portion 34 may be folded in avertically downward direction along the first transverse axis X1 definedby the first inner seam 26 such that the angle α2 between the first sideedge 34 e of the first lining portion 34 and the first side edge 36 e ofthe second lining portion 36 may be approximately ninety degrees (FIG.6). When configuring the second member 12B from the first position 40 tothe second position 42, the third lining portion 38 may be folded in avertically downward direction along a second transverse axis X2 definedby the second inner seam 28 such that the angle α3 between the firstside edge 38 e of the third lining portion 38 and the first side edge 36e of the second lining portion 36 may be approximately ninety degrees(FIG. 6).

In one example, when the second member 12B is in the second position 42,the first surface 34 a of the first lining portion 34 may be generallyperpendicular to the first surface 36 a of the second lining portion 36and generally parallel to the first surface 38 a of the third liningportion 38. In one example, when the first member 12A is in the secondposition 42, the first surface 38 a of the third lining portion 38 maybe generally perpendicular to the first surface 36 a of the secondlining portion 36 and generally parallel to the first surface 34 a ofthe first lining portion 34. Further, when the second member 12B is inthe second position 42, the first lining portion 34 may define avertical first wall by the first surface 34 a and the second surface 34b, the second lining portion 36 may define a horizontal second wall bythe first surface 36 a and the second surface 36 b, and the third liningportion 38 may define a vertical third wall by the first surface 38 aand the second surface 38 b.

In one example, when the second member 12B is in the second position 42,the second surface 34 b of the first lining portion 34 may be generallyfacing the second surface 38 b of the third lining portion 38.

In operation, and with primary reference to FIG. 5-FIG. 10, theinsulated container liner 10 may be utilized to line the corrugatedfiberboard container 100. As shown in FIG. 5, the corrugated fiberboardcontainer 100 may be in an open configuration and capable of receivingthe insulated container liner 10 within the interior cavity 102 g.

The first member 12A may be manipulated from the first position 40 tothe second position 42. When the first member 12A is in the secondposition 42, the first member 12A is generally U-shaped and may belowered in a vertically downward direction, as shown by arrow A in FIG.5, and received within the interior cavity 102 g. More particularly, thefirst member 12A may be lowered such that the second surface 34 b of thefirst lining portion 34 makes contact with the first sidewall 102 c ofthe corrugated fiberboard container 100, the second surface 36 b of thesecond lining portion 36 makes contact with the bottom wall 102 b of thecorrugated fiberboard container 100, and the second surface 38 b of thethird lining portion 38 makes contact with the second sidewall 102 d ofthe corrugated fiberboard container 100.

With primary reference to FIG. 6, various objects 104, which may betemperature sensitive products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, organs,blood, biologic materials, chemicals, and the like, may be placed withinthe corrugated fiberboard container 100. More particularly, the objects104 may be positioned to make contact with various portions of the firstsurface 34 a of the first lining portion 34, the first surface 36 a ofthe second lining portion 36, and the first surface 38 a of the thirdlining portion 38, depending on, at least in part, the size of theobject 104.

The second member 12B may be manipulated from the first position 40 tothe second position 42. When the second member 12B is in the secondposition 42, the second member 12B is generally an inverted U-shape androtated ninety degrees about a vertical axis relative to the firstmember 12A such that second member 12B may be lowered in a verticallydownward direction, as shown by arrow B in FIG. 6, and received withinthe interior cavity 102 g. More particularly, the second member 12B maybe lowered such that the first surface 34 a of the first lining portion34 makes contact with the second end wall 102 f of the corrugatedfiberboard container 100, the first surface 36 a of the second liningportion 36 faces the first surface 36 a of the second lining portion 36of the first member 12A, and the first surface 38 a of the third liningportion 38 makes contact with the first end wall 102 e of the corrugatedfiberboard container 100.

As shown in FIG. 8, the top wall 102 a of the corrugated fiberboardcontainer 100 may be closed and sealed. The sealed container 100 maythen be transported, stored, or otherwise utilized.

FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic longitudinal cross-section of FIG. 8, whichshows the objects 104 being retained within the corrugated fiberboardcontainer 100. More particularly, FIG. 9 shows the second lining portion36 of the first member 12A, the first lining portion 34 of the secondmember 12B, the second lining portion 36 of the second member 12B, andthe third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B. The objects 104contact the first surface 36 a of the second lining portion 36 of thefirst member 12A and the second surface 36 b of the second liningportion 36 of the first member 12A.

FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic transverse cross-section similar to FIG. 8,which shows one of the objects 104 being retained within the corrugatedfiberboard container 100, however, in FIG. 10, there is only one object104 being retained. More particularly, FIG. 10 shows the second liningportion 36 of the second member 12B, the first lining portion 34 of thefirst member 12A, the second lining portion 36 of the first member 12A,and the third lining portion 38 of the first member 12A. The object 104contacts the first surface 36 a of the second lining portion 36 of thefirst member 12A, the second surface 34 b of the first lining portion 34of the second member 12B, the second surface 36 b of the second liningportion 36 of the second member 12B, and the second surface 38 b of thethird lining portion 38 of the second member 12B.

In one example, the insulated liner 10 may be formed by automated orsemi-automated liner manufacturing equipment. For example, the firstmember 12A may be formed by automated or semi-automated linermanufacturing equipment by unwinding the first panel 14 and the secondpanel 16 from a roll of panels, aligning and thermally bonding the firstpanel 14 to the second panel 16. More particularly, the outer seam 24,first inner seam 26, and second inner seam 28 may be formed on theinsulated liner 10 except for an opening (not shown) which is filledwith the insulating material 32 before being sealed. In one example, theinsulating material 32 may be filled via a weight-based filling processwhich deposits a fiberized and metered amount of the insulating material32) into each cavity of the insulated liner 10. The insulated liner 10may be cut downstream to form the desired amount of cavities in theinsulated liner 10. Although a particular method of forming theinsulated liner 10 has been described, it is envisioned that theinsulated liner 10 may be formed by any suitable method.

Referring to FIG. 11, there is shown one embodiment of an insulatedcontainer liner in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure,with the insulated container liner generally indicated at 200. Theinsulated container liner 200 is substantially identical to insulatedcontainer liner 10 in structure and function with a fewexceptions/additions that will be discussed hereafter in greater detail.In this embodiment, the first side edge 36 e of the second liningportion 36 of the first member 12A may be connected to the second endedge 38 d of the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B. Theinsulated container liner 200 operates in a substantially identicalmanner to insulated container liner 10, except that the first member 12Aand the second member 12B are unitary.

Referring to FIG. 11A, there is shown one embodiment of an insulatedcontainer liner in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure,with the insulated container liner generally indicated at 200A. Theinsulated container liner 200A is substantially identical to insulatedcontainer liner 200 in structure and function with a fewexceptions/additions that will be discussed hereafter in greater detail.In this embodiment, the first side edge 36 e of the second liningportion 36 of the first member 12A may be connected to the second endedge 38 d of the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B, andthe second end edge 34 d of the first lining portion 34 of the secondmember 12B may be connected to the second side edge 36 f of the secondlining portion 36 of the first member 12A. The insulated container liner200A operates in a substantially identical manner to insulated containerliner 200, except that the third lining portion 38 of the second member12B is attached in a different position.

Referring to FIG. 12, there is shown a diagrammatic cross-section viewof one embodiment of an insulated container liner in accordance with oneaspect of the present disclosure, with the insulated container linergenerally indicated at 300. The insulated container liner 300 issubstantially identical to insulated container liner 10 in structure andfunction with a few exceptions/additions that will be discussedhereafter in greater detail. In this embodiment, the first liningportion 34 of the first member 12A, the second lining portion 36 of thefirst member 12A, the third lining portion 38 of the first member 12A,the first lining portion 34 of the second member 12B, the second liningportion 36 of the second member 12B, and the third lining portion 38 ofthe second member 12B may be separate from one another.

Although the first lining portion 34 of the first member 12A, the secondlining portion 36 of the first member 12A, the third lining portion 38of the first member 12A, the first lining portion 34 of the secondmember 12B, the second lining portion 36 of the second member 12B, andthe third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B are separate fromone another in this embodiment, the same reference numerals are used torefer to each lining portion 34, 36, and 38 of each member 12A and 12B.

In this embodiment, the first lining portion 34 of the first member 12A,the third lining portion 38 of the first member, the first liningportion 34 of the second member 12B, and the third lining portion 38 ofthe second member 12B may be fixedly secured to the corrugatedfiberboard container 100 via a connection mechanism 44, such as acontact adhesive or the like. The connection mechanism 44 may be appliedon any suitable portion of the first lining portion 34 of the firstmember 12A, the third lining portion 38 of the first member, the firstlining portion 34 of the second member 12B, and the third lining portion38 of the second member 12B. Although the connection has been describedas being an adhesive, it is envisioned that any suitable connectionmechanism may be utilized. It is further envisioned that the firstlining portion 34 of the first member 12A, the third lining portion 38of the first member, the first lining portion 34 of the second member12B, and the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B may beadhered to the corrugated fiberboard container 100 after the corrugatedfiberboard container 100 has been erected or at any other suitable time.

As shown in FIG. 12, the first lining portion 34 of the second member12B and the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B are fixedlysecured to the corrugated fiberboard container. More specifically, thefirst surface 34 a of the first lining portion 34 of the second member12B and the first surface 38 a of the third lining portion 38 of thesecond member 12B are fixedly secured to the corrugated fiberboardcontainer 100 with the connection mechanism 44.

As shown in FIG. 12, and in this embodiment, the second lining portion36 of the first member 12A may be placed within the corrugatedfiberboard container 100 such that the second surface 36 b of the secondlining portion 36 makes contact with the bottom wall 102 b of thecorrugated fiberboard container 100. The second lining portion 36 of thesecond member 12B may be placed within the corrugated fiberboardcontainer 100 such that the second surface 36 b makes contact with thefirst lining portion 34 of the first member 12A, the third liningportion 38 of the first member 12A, the first lining portion 34 of thesecond member 12B, and the third lining portion 38 of the second member12B and may make contact with the objects 104.

In operation, the insulated container liner 300 operates in asubstantially identical manner to insulated container liner 10, exceptthat the first lining portion 34 of the first member 12A, the secondlining portion 36 of the first member 12A, the third lining portion 38of the first member 12A, the first lining portion 34 of the secondmember 12B, the second lining portion 36 of the second member 12B, thethird lining portion 38 of the second member 12B are separate from oneanother.

In one example, the insulated container liner 300 may be integrallyformed with the container 100 via fully automated carton erectorequipment and sealing equipment via hot melt, cold set adhesive, contactadhesive or the like.

Referring to FIG. 13, there is shown a diagrammatic cross-section viewof one embodiment of an insulated container liner in accordance with oneaspect of the present disclosure, with the insulated container linergenerally indicated at 400. The insulated container liner 400 issubstantially identical to insulated container liner 300 in structureand function with a few exceptions/additions that will be discussedhereafter in greater detail. In this embodiment, the first liningportion 34 of the first member 12A, the second lining portion 36 of thefirst member 12A, the third lining portion 38 of the first member 12A,the first lining portion 34 of the second member 12B, the second liningportion 36 of the second member 12B, the third lining portion 38 of thesecond member 12B may be integrally formed with the corrugatedfiberboard container 100.

In this embodiment, the second surface 34 b of the first lining portion34 of the first member 12A, the second surface 38 b of the third liningportion 38 of the first member 12A, the first surface 34 a of the firstlining portion 34 of the second member 12B, and the first surface 38 aof the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B may all beremoved except for flange portions 46 as shown in FIG. 13. In thisembodiment, the first cavity 18 of the first member 12A may be definedby the first sidewall 102 c, the first surface 34 a of the first liningportion 34 of the first member 12A, the outer seam 24, and the firstinner seam 26. The third cavity 22 of the first member 12A may bedefined by the second sidewall 102 d, the first surface 38 a of thethird lining portion 38 of the first member 12A, the outer seam 24, andthe second inner seam 28. The first cavity 18 of the second member 12Bmay be defined by the second end wall 102 f, the second surface 34 b ofthe first lining portion 34 of the second member 12B, the outer seam 24,and the first inner seam 26. The third cavity 22 of the second member12B may be defined by the first end wall 102 e, the second surface 38 bof the third lining portion 38 of the second member 12B, the outer seam24, and the second inner seam 28.

In operation, the insulated container liner 400 operates in asubstantially identical manner to insulated container liner 300, exceptthat the first lining portion 34 of the first member 12A, the secondlining portion 36 of the first member 12A, the third lining portion 38of the first member 12A, the first lining portion 34 of the secondmember 12B, the second lining portion 36 of the second member 12B, thethird lining portion 38 of the second member 12B are integrally formedwith the corrugated fiberboard container 100.

In one example, the insulated container liner 400 may be integrallyformed with the container 100 via fully automated carton erectorequipment and sealing equipment via hot melt, cold set adhesive, contactadhesive or the like.

In one aspect according to the present disclosure, an insulated shippingsystem comprising a recyclable container 100 is disclosed. In thisembodiment, the first recyclable member 12A may be formed from kraftpaper filled with cellulose and arranged in a U-shaped configuration andinserted into the recyclable container 100 and supporting objects 104for shipment thereon. The system may further include a second recyclablemember 12B formed from kraft paper filled with cellulose and arranged inan inverted U-shaped configuration and rotated ninety degrees about avertical axis relative to the first recyclable member 12A such that thesecond recyclable member 12B nestingly cooperates with the firstrecyclable member 12A when inserted into the recyclable container 100.

The first recyclable member 12A may include a first panel 14 and asecond panel 14, a first outer seam 24 connecting, at least in part, thefirst panel 14 to the second panel 16; a first cavity 18 defined by thefirst panel 14 and the second panel 16, a second cavity 20 defined bythe first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a third cavity 22 defined bythe first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a first inner seamconnecting 26, at least in part, the first panel 14 to the second panel16 and positioned between the first cavity 18 and the second cavity 20,and a second inner seam connecting 28, at least in part, the first panel14 to the second panel 16 and positioned between the second cavity 20and the third cavity 22.

In one example, when the first recyclable member 12A is in the U-shapedconfiguration and inserted into the recyclable container 100, the firstcavity 18 may be adjacent to the first sidewall 102 c of the recyclablecontainer 100, the second cavity 20 may be adjacent the bottom wall 102b of the recyclable container 100, and the third cavity 22 may beadjacent the second sidewall 102 d of the recyclable container 100.

In one example, the second recyclable member 12B may include a thirdpanel 14 and a fourth panel 16, a second outer seam connecting 24, atleast in part, the third panel 14 to the fourth panel 16, a fourthcavity 18 defined by the third panel 14 and the fourth panel 16, a fifthcavity 20 defined by the third panel 14 and the fourth panel 16, a sixthcavity 22 defined by the third panel 14 and the fourth panel 16, a thirdinner seam 26 connecting, at least in part, the third panel 14 to thefourth panel 16 and positioned between the fourth cavity 18 and thefifth cavity 20, and a fourth inner seam 28 connecting, at least inpart, the third panel 14 to the fourth panel 16 and positioned betweenthe fifth cavity 20 and the sixth cavity 22.

In one example, when the second recyclable member 12B is in the invertedU-shaped configuration and inserted into the recyclable container 100,the fourth cavity 18 may be adjacent to the first end wall 102 e of therecyclable container 100, the fifth cavity 20 may be adjacent the topwall 102 a of the recyclable container 100, and the sixth cavity 22 maybe adjacent the second end wall 102 f of the recyclable container 100.

In one example, when the first recyclable member 12A is in the U-shapedconfiguration and inserted into the recyclable container 100, and thesecond recyclable member 12B is in the inverted U-shaped configurationand inserted into the recyclable container 100, the first inner seam 26and the second inner seam 28 of the first recyclable member 12A may beperpendicular to the third inner seam 26 and the fourth inner seam 28 ofthe second recyclable member 12B.

FIG. 14 depicts an exemplary method in accordance with the presentdisclosure. In one example, a method of insulating a container is showngenerally at 1400. In this example, the method 1400 describes theoperation of the insulated container liner 10. In one example, themethod 1400 may include providing the container 100, the container 100including a top wall 102 a, a bottom wall 102 b, a first sidewall 102 c,a second sidewall 102 d, a first end wall 102 e, and a second end wall102 f, which is shown generally at 1402. The method 1400 may includeopening the container 100, which is shown generally at 1404. The method1400 may include providing an insulated liner 10 including a recyclablefirst panel 14, a recyclable second panel 16, at least one cavity 18defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, and a recyclableinsulating material 32 provided within the at least one cavity 18, whichis shown generally at 1406. In one example, the insulated liner 10 maybe adapted to line and insulate the container 100 to keep a temperaturewithin the container 100 within a range of temperatures, which is showngenerally at 1408. The method 1400 may include providing a coating layer30 on the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, which is showngenerally at 1410. The method 1400 may include thermally bonding thefirst panel 14 to the second panel 16, which is shown generally at 1412.

In one example, the at least one cavity 18 may be a first cavity 18, andthe insulated liner 10 may further include an outer seam 24 connecting,at least in part, the first panel 14 to the second panel 16, a secondcavity 20 defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a thirdcavity 22 defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a firstinner seam 26 connecting, at least in part, the first panel 14 to thesecond panel 16 and positioned between the first cavity 18 and thesecond cavity 20, a second inner seam 28 connecting, at least in part,the first panel 14 to the second panel 16 and positioned between thesecond cavity 20 and the third cavity 22, a first lining portion 34bounding the first cavity 18, a second lining portion 36 bounding thesecond cavity 20, and a third lining portion 38 bounding the thirdcavity 22. The method 1400 may further include positioning the firstlining portion 34 adjacent the first sidewall 102 c of the container100, which is shown generally at 1414. The method may includepositioning the second lining portion 36 adjacent the bottom wall 102 bof the container 100, which is shown generally at 1418. The method 1400may include positioning the third lining portion 38 adjacent the secondsidewall 102 d of the container 100 to form a U-shape with the firstlining portion 34, the second lining portion 36, and the third liningportion 38, which is shown generally at 1420.

In one example, the insulated liner 10 may further include a fourthcavity 18 defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a fifthcavity 20 defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a sixthcavity 22 defined by the first panel 14 and the second panel 16, a thirdinner seam 26 connecting, at least in part, the first panel 14 to thesecond panel 16 and positioned between the fourth cavity 18 and thefifth cavity 20, a fourth inner seam 28 connecting, at least in part,the first panel 14 to the second panel 16 and positioned between thefifth cavity 20 and the sixth cavity 22, a fourth lining portion 34bounding the fourth cavity 18, a fifth lining portion 36 bounding thefifth cavity 20, and a sixth lining portion 38 bounding the sixth cavity22. The method 1400 may further include positioning an object 104 on atleast a portion of the second lining portion 36, which is showngenerally at 1422. The method may include positioning the fourth liningportion 34 adjacent the second end wall 102 f of the container, which isshown generally at 1424. The method may include positioning the fifthlining portion 36 vertically above the object 104, which is showngenerally at 1426. The method 1400 may include positioning the sixthlining portion 38 adjacent the first end wall 102 e of the container toform a U-shape with the fourth lining portion 34, the fifth liningportion 36, and the sixth lining portion 38 and enclose the object 104,which is shown generally at 1428. The method 1400 may further includeclosing the container 100 such that the top wall 102 a of the container100 is adjacent to the fifth lining portion 36, which is shown generallyat 1430.

In one example, the recyclable first panel and the recyclable secondpanel may be made out of kraft paper and the insulating material may bemade out of cellulose.

In one example, the insulated container liner 10 may be a flexible. Inanother example, the insulated container liner 10 may be rigid.

In one example, the first lining portion 34, the second lining portion36, and the third lining portion 38 may have thicknesses between a rangeof approximately one inch to two inches in length. In another example,the thicknesses may be approximately one inch in length. In anotherexample, the thicknesses may be approximately one and one half inch inlength. In another example, the thicknesses may be approximately twoinches in length. Although particular thicknesses have been described,the thicknesses may be any suitable thicknesses.

In one example, the first lining portion 34, the second lining portion36, and the third lining portion 38 may have a density of approximatelytwo to three pounds per cubic foot; however, the first lining portion34, the second lining portion 36, and the third lining portion 38 mayhave any suitable density.

It is further envisioned that each lining portion, 34, 36, 38 may besplit into two lining portions. For example, the first lining portion 34may include an additional seam (not shown) which creates two cavities(not shown) in the first lining portion 34. In this example, the twocavities of the first lining portion would be adjacent to a particularwall of the container 100.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, some benefitsof the teachings of the present disclosure include, among others, thatthe insulated liners 10, 200, 300 and 400, utilize a combination ofmaterials that are capable of maintaining the objects within a desiredtemperature range, are low cost, are recyclable, and are capable ofbeing used one time instead of being retrieved at the end of transit. Inone example, the insulated liners 10, 200, 300 and 400 may maintain thetemperature within the container 100 between about approximately twodegrees Celsius and eight degrees Celsius; however, the insulated liners10, 200, 300, and 400 may be configured to maintain any suitable desiredtemperature range within the container 100. Another benefit of theteachings of the present disclosure includes, among others, that eachcavity 18, 20, and 22 is distinct and separate such that no portion ofone cavity 18, 20 and 22 is in open communication with an adjacentcavity 18, 20, and 22.

It is further envisioned that the insulated liners 10, 200, 300, and400, may be configured to fit the dimensions of various containers. Forexample, the distances D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, and D8, of theinsulated liner 10 may be configured to any desired dimensions of acontainer.

Although the first cavity 18 has been described as being adjacent to thefirst sidewall 102 c, the second cavity 20 has been described as beingadjacent to the bottom wall 102 b, the third cavity 22 has beendescribed as being adjacent to the second sidewall 102 d, the fourthcavity 18 has been described as being adjacent to the first end wall 102e, the fifth cavity 20 has been described as being adjacent to the topwall 102 a, and the sixth cavity 22 has been described as being adjacentto the second end wall 102 f, it is envisioned that each of the cavities18, 20 and 22 may be configured to be adjacent to any suitable wall 102a, 102 b, 102 c, 102 d, 102 e, and 102 f of the container 100.

Although the first lining portion 34 has been described as beingadjacent to the first sidewall 102 c, the second lining portion 36 hasbeen described as being adjacent to the bottom wall 102 b, the thirdlining portion 38 has been described as being adjacent to the secondsidewall 102 d, the fourth lining portion 34 has been described as beingadjacent to the first end wall 102 e, the fifth lining portion 36 hasbeen described as being adjacent to the top wall 102 a, and the sixthlining portion 38 has been described as being adjacent to the second endwall 102 f, it is envisioned that each of the lining portions 34, 36 and38 may be configured to be adjacent to any suitable wall 102 a, 102 b,102 c, 102 d, 102 e, and 102 f of the container 100.

Also, various inventive concepts may be embodied as one or more methods,of which an example has been provided. The acts performed as part of themethod may be ordered in any suitable way. Accordingly, embodiments maybe constructed in which acts are performed in an order different thanillustrated, which may include performing some acts simultaneously, eventhough shown as sequential acts in illustrative embodiments.

While various inventive embodiments have been described and illustratedherein, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily envision avariety of other means and/or structures for performing the functionand/or obtaining the results and/or one or more of the advantagesdescribed herein, and each of such variations and/or modifications isdeemed to be within the scope of the inventive embodiments describedherein. More generally, those skilled in the art will readily appreciatethat all parameters, dimensions, materials, and configurations describedherein are meant to be exemplary and that the actual parameters,dimensions, materials, and/or configurations will depend upon thespecific application or applications for which the inventive teachingsis/are used. Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able toascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalentsto the specific inventive embodiments described herein. It is,therefore, to be understood that the foregoing embodiments are presentedby way of example only and that, within the scope of the appended claimsand equivalents thereto, inventive embodiments may be practicedotherwise than as specifically described and claimed. Inventiveembodiments of the present disclosure are directed to each individualfeature, system, article, material, kit, and/or method described herein.In addition, any combination of two or more such features, systems,articles, materials, kits, and/or methods, if such features, systems,articles, materials, kits, and/or methods are not mutually inconsistent,is included within the inventive scope of the present disclosure.

All definitions, as defined and used herein, should be understood tocontrol over dictionary definitions, definitions in documentsincorporated by reference, and/or ordinary meanings of the definedterms.

An embodiment is an implementation or example of the present disclosure.Reference in the specification to “an embodiment,” “one embodiment,”“some embodiments,” “one particular embodiment,” or “other embodiments,”or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiments is includedin at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments, ofthe invention. The various appearances “an embodiment,” “oneembodiment,” “some embodiments,” “one particular embodiment,” or “otherembodiments,” or the like, are not necessarily all referring to the sameembodiments.

Additionally, any method of performing the present disclosure may occurin a sequence different than those described herein. Accordingly, nosequence of the method should be read as a limitation unless explicitlystated. It is recognizable that performing some of the steps of themethod in an different order could achieve a similar result.

In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity,clearness, and understanding. No unnecessary limitations are to beimplied therefrom beyond the requirement of the prior art because suchterms are used for descriptive purposes and are intended to be broadlyconstrued.

Moreover, the description and illustration of various embodiments of thedisclosure are examples and the disclosure is not limited to the exactdetails shown or described.

1. An insulated liner for a container comprising: a recyclable firstpanel; a recyclable second panel; at least one cavity defined by thefirst panel and the second panel; and a recyclable insulating materialprovided within the at least one cavity; wherein the insulated liner isadapted to line and insulate the container to keep a temperature withinthe container within a range of temperatures.
 2. The insulated liner ofclaim 1, wherein the range of temperatures is between aboutapproximately two degrees Celsius and eight degrees Celsius.
 3. Theinsulated liner of claim 1, wherein the recyclable first panel and therecyclable second panel are kraft paper.
 4. The insulated liner of claim3, wherein the insulating material is cellulose.
 5. The insulated linerof claim 1, further comprising: a coating layer provided on the firstpanel and the second panel; wherein the coating layer is adapted torepel moisture and allow a thermal bond between the first panel and thesecond panel.
 6. The insulated liner of claim 5, wherein the coatinglayer is at least one of a polypropylene polymer, a polyethylenepolymer, and a biodegradable polymer.
 7. The insulated liner of claim 1,further comprising: an outer seam connecting, at least in part, thefirst panel to the second panel; wherein the at least one cavity is afirst cavity; a second cavity defined by the first panel and the secondpanel; a third cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel; afirst inner seam connecting, at least in part, the first panel to thesecond panel and positioned between the first cavity and the secondcavity; and a second inner seam connecting, at least in part, the firstpanel to the second panel and positioned between the second cavity andthe third cavity.
 8. The insulated liner of claim 7, further comprising:an operating position of the insulated liner; a first lining portionbounding the first cavity and defining a vertical first wall when theinsulated liner is in the operating position; a second lining portionbounding the second cavity and defining a horizontal second wall whenthe insulated liner is in the operating position; and a third liningportion bounding the third cavity and defining a vertical third wallwhen the insulated liner is in the operating position.
 9. The insulatedliner of claim 8, further comprising: a first surface of the firstlining portion; a first surface of the second lining portion that isperpendicular to the first surface of the first lining portion when theinsulated liner is in the operating position; and a first surface of thethird lining portion that is facing and parallel to the first surface ofthe first lining portion when the insulated liner is in the operatingposition.
 10. The insulated liner of claim 8, further comprising: afirst side edge of the first lining portion; a first side edge of thesecond lining portion positioned at a first angle of approximatelyninety degrees to the first side edge of the first lining portion whenthe insulated liner is in the operating position; and a first side ofedge of the third lining portion positioned at a second angle ofapproximately ninety degrees to the first side edge of the second liningportion when the insulated liner is in the operating position.
 11. Theinsulated liner of claim 7, further comprising: a fourth cavity definedby the first panel and the second panel; a fifth cavity defined by thefirst panel and the second panel; a sixth cavity defined by the firstpanel and the second panel; a third inner seam connecting, at least inpart, the first panel to the second panel and positioned between thefourth cavity and the fifth cavity; and a fourth inner seam connecting,at least in part, the first panel to the second panel and positionedbetween the fifth cavity and the sixth cavity.
 12. The insulated linerof claim 11, further comprising: an operating position of the insulatedliner; a first lining portion bounding the first cavity and defining avertical first wall when the insulated liner is in the operatingposition; a second lining portion bounding the second cavity anddefining a vertical second wall when the insulated liner is in theoperating position; a third lining portion bounding the third cavity anddefining a vertical third wall when the insulated liner is in theoperating position; a fourth lining portion bounding the fourth cavityand defining a vertical fourth wall when the insulated liner is in theoperating position; a fifth lining portion bounding the fifth cavity anddefining a horizontal fifth wall when the insulated liner is in theoperating position; and a sixth lining portion bounding the sixth cavityand defining a vertical sixth wall when the insulated liner is in theoperating position.
 13. The insulated liner of claim 12, furthercomprising: a first side edge of the first lining portion; a first sideedge of the second lining portion positioned at a first angle ofapproximately ninety degrees to the first side edge of the first liningportion when the insulated liner is in the operating position; a firstside of edge of the third lining portion positioned at a second angle ofapproximately ninety degrees to the first side edge of the second liningportion when the insulated liner is in the operating position; a firstside edge of the fourth lining portion; a first side edge of the fifthlining portion positioned at a third angle of approximately ninetydegrees to the first side edge of the fourth lining portion when theinsulated liner is in the operating position; and a first side of edgeof the sixth lining portion positioned at a fourth angle ofapproximately ninety degrees to the first side edge of the fifth liningportion when the insulated liner is in the operating position.
 14. Theinsulated liner of claim 12, further comprising: a first surface of thefirst lining portion; a first surface of the second lining portion thatis perpendicular to the first surface of the first lining portion whenthe insulated liner is in the operating position; a first surface of thethird lining portion that is facing and parallel to the first surface ofthe first lining portion when the insulated liner is in the operatingposition; a first surface and a second surface of the fourth liningportion; a first surface and a second surface of the fifth liningportion, the second surface of the fifth lining portion is positionedperpendicular to the second surface of the fourth lining portion whenthe insulated liner is in the operating position; and a first surfaceand a second surface of the sixth lining portion, the second surface ofthe sixth lining portion facing and parallel to the second surface ofthe fourth lining portion.
 15. An insulated shipping system comprising:a recyclable container; a first recyclable member formed from kraftpaper filled with cellulose and inserted into the recyclable containerand supporting objects for shipment thereon; a second recyclable memberformed from kraft paper filled with cellulose and inserted into therecyclable container such that the second recyclable member nestinglycooperates with the first recyclable member; wherein the firstrecyclable member and the second recyclable member insulate the objectand all portions of the shipping system may be recycled.
 16. Theinsulated shipping system of claim 15, further comprising: a first paneland a second panel of the first recyclable member; a first outer seamconnecting, at least in part, the first panel to the second panel; afirst cavity defined by the first panel and the second panel; a secondcavity defined by the first panel and the second panel; a third cavitydefined by the first panel and the second panel; a first inner seamconnecting, at least in part, the first panel to the second panel andpositioned between the first cavity and the second cavity; and a secondinner seam connecting, at least in part, the first panel to the secondpanel and positioned between the second cavity and the third cavity. 17.The insulated shipping system of claim 16, further comprising: a topwall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, a firstsidewall, and a second sidewall of the recyclable container; whereinwhen the first recyclable member is inserted into the recyclablecontainer, the first cavity is adjacent to the first sidewall of therecyclable container, the second cavity is adjacent the bottom wall ofthe recyclable container, and the third cavity is adjacent the secondsidewall of the recyclable container.
 18. The insulated shipping systemof claim 16, further comprising: a third panel and a fourth panel of thesecond recyclable member; a second outer seam connecting, at least inpart, the third panel to the fourth panel; a fourth cavity defined bythe third panel and the fourth panel; a fifth cavity defined by thethird panel and the fourth panel; a sixth cavity defined by the thirdpanel and the fourth panel; a third inner seam connecting, at least inpart, the third panel to the fourth panel and positioned between thefourth cavity and the fifth cavity; and a fourth inner seam connecting,at least in part, the third panel to the fourth panel and positionedbetween the fifth cavity and the sixth cavity.
 19. The insulatedshipping system of claim 18, wherein when the second recyclable memberis inserted into the recyclable container, the fourth cavity is adjacentto the first end wall of the recyclable container, the fifth cavity isadjacent the top wall of the recyclable container, and the sixth cavityis adjacent the second end wall of the recyclable container.
 20. Amethod of insulating a container comprising: providing an insulatedliner including a recyclable first panel, a recyclable second panel, afirst cavity defined by the recyclable first panel and the recyclablesecond panel; an outer seam connecting, at least in part, the firstpanel to the second panel, a second cavity defined by the first paneland the second panel, a third cavity defined by the first panel and thesecond panel, a first inner seam connecting, at least in part, the firstpanel to the second panel and positioned between the first cavity andthe second cavity, a second inner seam connecting, at least in part, thefirst panel to the second panel and positioned between the second cavityand the third cavity, a first lining portion bounding the first cavity,a second lining portion bounding the second cavity, a third liningportion bounding the third cavity, a fourth cavity defined by the firstpanel and the second panel, a fifth cavity defined by the first paneland the second panel, a sixth cavity defined by the first panel and thesecond panel, a third inner seam connecting, at least in part, the firstpanel to the second panel and positioned between the fourth cavity andthe fifth cavity, a fourth inner seam connecting, at least in part, thefirst panel to the second panel and positioned between the fifth cavityand the sixth cavity, a fourth lining portion bounding the fourthcavity, a fifth lining portion bounding the fifth cavity, and a sixthlining portion bounding the sixth cavity; filling the first cavity, thesecond cavity, the third cavity, the fourth cavity, the fifth cavity andthe sixth cavity with an insulating material; positioning the firstlining portion adjacent a first sidewall of a container; positioning thesecond lining portion adjacent a bottom wall of the container;positioning the third lining portion adjacent a second sidewall of thecontainer; wherein the first lining portion, the second lining portion,and the third lining portion form a U-shape; positioning an object on atleast a portion of the second lining portion; positioning the fourthlining portion adjacent a first end wall of the container; positioningthe fifth lining portion vertically above the object; positioning thesixth lining portion adjacent a second end wall of the container;wherein the fourth lining portion, the fifth lining portion, and thesixth lining portion form a U-shape and enclose the object; and closingthe container such that the top wall of the container is adjacent thefifth lining portion.